Tuesday 15 January 2013

review // Lush Dragons Egg

 Hey guys, 
Today I'm here to tell you about this little wonder that I picked up in Lush in my huge haul that involved me spending a heck of a lot of money but was totally worth it! If you are unfamiliar with the thing I appear to be holding it is Lush's Dragon Egg a bath ballistic with to say is exciting is an understatement  So without further ado you know the drill this is what happened when I 'threw' it into my bath!






As you can see a very exciting bath ballistic indeed! First of all it fizzle quite slowly creating a fluffy, bubbly layer which just smelt like bliss. While this was happening little 'scales' of a variety of colors were falling of everywhere it was brilliant. Then the next layer was revealed and the ballistic fizzled even more and orange 'egg' was pushed all around my bath tub and I thought 'oh this is nice but I still don't get the hype' and then it happened. GOLD GLITTER I REPEAT GOLD GLITTER EVERYWHERE. Yeah I think that's been summed up. It smelt very citrusey, I think grapefruit, with a nice tinge of Jasmine in there. A lovely uplifting bath for anyone, you can buy it online here. A worth while investment it may be a bit pricey but just see it as a little indulgent treat to yourself ;) Have you brought anything from Lush recently? Or tried Dragons Egg out? Let us know!

Monday 14 January 2013

review // bareMinerals Scene Stealer

Hey guys,
Today I shall be talking about this little goodie that I picked up in the January sales. For Christmas I got two vouchers for debenhams so I thought i'd have a little mooch around. While aimlessly walking around all the make-up counters I came across this gift set by bareMinerals. The scene stealer contains 4 products well to help  you steal the scene! So lets see what was in this lovely box, oh did I mention it was only £13!
(L-R) Instant Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover, Pretty Amazing Lip Color, Prime Time Primer Eye Shadow in Pink Sugar, Round The Clock Waterproof Eyeliner in 1AM. This all together would have cost £59 making a saving of £46!
As you can see they are all really wearable colors, not the naff ones they want to be rid of and I will find a use for all of them. The lip gloss leaves a lovely stain and lasts for hours, the eye liner is a lovely black with flecks of glitter in and again this lasts forever. The primer shadow was a weird concept that you can either use too prime or use as a shadow, I think it makes a lovely subtle base to layer on but could also be worn on it's own. I'm yet to try the eye make-up remover but I've heard great things so i'm sure i'll tell you all about it in the near future! Have you tried this set? Or just picked up an amazing bargain? Let us know!
Alisha
xoxo

Sunday 13 January 2013

haul // I can't stop.

 Hey guys, 
As you can probably guess I've been hauling again. I don't mean too I just can't help myself. As we speak I have another Lush parcel to pick up at the mail bank place. I love buying things and last Saturday was no exception as you can see I got a few beauty related things. I also got a few other bits and pieces but they are not exciting the only thing missing from this picture that I wish I'd have snapped a photo of was some hair dye I picked up from superdrug. If you're interested it's the Garnier Nutriesse in Iced Coffee. So lets see what else I picked up!
 Boots
The first place I went was to the shop were normally I commit the most sin, yes that's right boots, I just want it all! But I managed to somehow convince myself that I only came in for an eyeliner. Surprisingly I only left with the Collection Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner and the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey. That's only TWO things! Yay! The only reason I did pick up the balm was because Revlon have an offer where they are only a fiver atm so hurry up and get your's; I'm so glad I got mine and it shall be reviewed.
Lush
My latest place where money has no value it Lush, this shop just makes me want to buy everything and anything even if I don't really need it! The staff there are just so lovely and great too you, I find it's just so hard to say no to them. So I ended up leaving with The Comforter (I get the hype.), Dragons Egg, Ickle Baby Bot, Eau Roma Water Toner Water and an Emotional Brilliance in Focus. Yep that's it. But I also have one little treat on its way to me in the post so stay tuned ;). All three bath products should have full reviews up soon but so far they have all been brilliant and I just want more! I brought the Emotional Brilliance due to that big sticker of 50%. This sort of thing never happens and I just had to snap one up. The lady in there read my colors and this was one of the colors, I just had to have it purely because it's so versatile  It's mean't to be use as an eye shadow but also I can put it my hair as a non-permanent dip dye! I brought the toner because i'd heard so many good things about it and well I sort of needed one too.  
 Debenhams
The final place I went was good 'old Debenhams I was wondering around the Benefit-bareMinerals-Urban Decay area when I spotted this and I had to have it. It's the Scene Stealer by bareMinerals at only £13.00 that's about £3.25 a product! Very cray! Anyway in this little box of joy is a black eyeliner, prime time eye shadow, a pretty amazing lip gloss and an eye make-up remover. All the colors are really wearable (no crazy ones in there or end of lines). It's a really lovely gift set. I ended up only paying £3 for this because I had a £10 voucher of my granddad for Christmas so thanks granddad! I'm so glad I found this treasure and it just makes me want to buy more of there products, a full review will be up in the next few weeks! 
What are your recent purchases? Found any gold in the sale? Let us know!
Alisha
xoxo

Saturday 12 January 2013

NOTD // Essie Bikini So Teeny

Hey Guys,
Today I'm doing my first ever NOTD this is very exciting and i'm glad my first was this polish because I finally understand the hype around this product. The color on my nails is Essie Bikini So Teeny. It is a summery blue with a glossy finish, inside the bottle it looks like it may be slightly glittery but when it is applied  this tinge no longer appears. The formula is lovely a thick, which means it only takes about 2 coats to give you a fully opaque color. I didn't put a top coat on because there was no need, you're left with a glossy finish and the polish doesn't chip never easily. Overall i'm so glad I picked up this nail polish and I now just want to buy the whole collection of Essie polishes. I picked this color up from Fragrance Direct where they have the sort of 'last season' you could say Essie polishes for only a mear £1.99 I defiantly will be buying a stack load more! Do you own an Essie collection? Whats your favorite color? Let us know!

review // Benefit Perfume

 
 

Hey guys, 
So I've been reading a lot of 'what I got for Christmas posts' I love reading them and I see them in no way as bragging or showing off. I love seeing what people got just because i'm super nosy  However I am too lazy to round all my presents back up and do my own post so instead I plan on just doing a few beauty things I got for Christmas and this is one. My mum, for Christmas got me this lovely set called 'Crescent Row' by Benefit which consists of 4 perfumes in 10ml sizes in the smells Laugh with me LeeLee, My place or yours Gina, Ring my Bella and Be seen Sasha. All of which are very different, I love the fact that I can try out all four scents instead of having to risk buying the full size. I really like changing my perfume because I find I can get bored of the same smell all the time. The only downside to Benefit perfumes is that they are not spray or pump applicators you have to dabble it onto your neck or wrists. Besides that all four are lovely smells that all have a different aroma and I can't wait to try them all out! 
Have you tried any perfumes out of this set? Do you have a personal favorite? Let us know!
Alisha
xoxo

Friday 4 January 2013

offer // L'orieal Free Gift




Hey guys,
I feel I might be putting this post up at little later than I should have done because when I took a trip into boots it was no longer running which is just really sad. Anyways if you're confused about what i'm going on its the gift set I received from L'Oreal for spending over £15 on their products called 'Dress Up In Diamonds'. I mentioned this in my last but one post and I absolutely love this set! First of all in the set is the Volume Million Lashes Diamantissme, which is a lovely mascara but I passed it on too my mum as she was in need of a new one! Secondly was a lipstick in the shade Diamantissme also there was a nail polish in the shade Diamantissme. The lipstick is an deep red shade with a hint of shimmer, which is brilliant for over the winter season. The nail polish is a topcoat shade which looks amazing over most plain nail polishes to add some shimmer to polish. The set also came with a small tub of the Revitalift 10 Total Repair again I passed it over too mum because I had no need for it but she loves it and says a small bit defiantly goes a long way!
Did any of you pick up this gift? Whats your favorite thing in the set? 
Alisha 
xoxo